Container and holder therefor



May 22, 1923.

F. J. SOLON CONTAINR AND HOLDER THEREFOR Fi'led July l 1921 4Sheets-Sheet 1 May 22, 41923.7 1,455,974

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Filed July l 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR Patented Maty 22, 1923i uNrrEDv,STATES y 1,455,974 ,PATENT oFFlcE. t

FAUSTIN J'. SOLON, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSSIGNOB TO THE' OWENS BOTTLECOMPANY, OF

TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORiATlON OF." OHIO.

CONTAINER Ann: HOLDER THEREFOR.

Application led July 1,` 1921.- Serial /No 481,762.

To all whom it concern 'Be' rit known that I, FAUsTiN J. SoLoN,-

a citizen of theV United States, residing at Toledo, in the county ofLucas and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inContainers and Holders Therefor, of which the following is aspeciication.

Mylnvention relates to containers, which mouth bottles, adapted to holdvarious small articles', and tofsupporting devices in ywhich saidcontainers are mounted. A 'The invention is adapted to'a great val5small parts such asv bolts, screws, springs, washers, etc.,-in stores,for lholding and displaying candies and numerous other artiing variousarticles of food, etc. The above are given merely'as examples 'of the'various uses for which the' invention is adapted.

An object of the invention is to provide a container of the characterindicated in 'combination with a tiltableholder in which the containeris' removably held, and a .supporting frame-Work. inv which" the holderis mounted, whereby the holder with its container may be readily tiltedinto position for removing articles from the container or forreplenishing them, together with suitable means for automaticallyclosing the container'when it is returned to its normal uprightposition. Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter andvarious features of,

. novelty. arel set forth in the lfollowing specification which will beunderstood 1n connection with the' accompanying drawings wherein;- v

l Figure 1 is a` front elevation, 4partly brokenfaway, of a deviceconstructed in accordance with my invention.

. r'igure 2 is an end view of a portion'of the same.

Figure 3 is a art sectional end view of a modified form o support forthe containers.

Figure 4.is a section at the line 4-4 on Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a. sectional end elevation of the apparatus shownin Figure1', one of the container supports being tilted.vr

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan View of one end of'a holder and adjacent'parts.

may be inv` the form of glass jars or widev riety of uses, as forexample, in stockroomsof machine shops or factorles, for holding :clesof merchandise,in the home, for stor- Figure 7is a front elevation ofthe same.

Figures8 to 11 inclusive,'illustrate a modifed construction in whichthere are individually tiltable holders for the several containers.Figure 8 is a sectional elevation showing a container in normalposition. Figure 9 is a similar view showing the container tilted. Fire, 10 is 4a .part sectional front elevation. :iau're 11 isa'fragmentary- `plan view of a container and its holder'.

- Figures 12 to 14 illustrate a further modification. Figure '12 showsthe. holder in transverse section, and Ialso indicates in brokenr linesa'container in normal position 'in the holder'. Figure 13 is a plan viewof the same. Figure 14.- is a fragr/nentary.l viewy of one 'of theholders.

- vFigure 15 is a plan showing a further modilication of lthe holder.

Referring particularly' to Figures 1,2, 5,-

6 and`7, a rack orvframefwork lisfprovided which may bemade of anglebars of standard construction. These comprise front and" reary uprightend bars 20 and 21,y lowerhorizontal front and jrearbars 22 and'23,additional front` bars 24, lower transverse end bars 26, and transverseend bars 27, opposite the bars 24. Diagonal brace rods 29 maybe providedat the rear of the framefwork, if

desired. The frame-work may be built to any desired height, depending onthe numberl of -rows of containers'it is desired to support therein. l

The containers 31 arecarried in tiltablyv mounted holders 32.y Eachholder ycomprises a base barl 33 extending lengthwise of ,the

frame and having its ends 34 bentupward to vertical Iposition. Front andrear'b'ars 35 and 36 respectively extend parallel with the bar 33 andhave their ends bent and se cured to the upright ends l34 of the bar 33.

The bars 33, 35 and l36 are suitably spaced y to form pockets orcompartments to receive the containers 31, The front bar 35`is V formedat regular intervals with re-entrant portions or bends 37 to space thecontainers '31 and hold them against movement lengthwise of the holders.

Rock shafts 40 journalled in, the ends of the frame have xed theretoangle bars or brackets/41 secured to the bars 33 by bolts 42. Thispermits the holder to be swung forward .to tilt the containers from'their Figure 5.` A finger piece 43 may be attached to the bar 35 fortilting the holder. Adjustable stops 44 and 45 limit the forward andreturn movements of the holder respectively.

The holderimay be held by spring -pressure both in its tilted and normalposition. For this purpose a coil spring 46 is mounted on a rod 47 whichhas a slidinor connection with a fulcrum pin 48, said rod beingconnected by a pivot 49 with a rock arm 50 on the shaft 40. yllhe spring46, held under compression between the fulcrum pin 48 and a stop 52 onthe rod 47, tends to move said rod endwise toward the arm 50. lin thismanner spring pressure is applied to hold the holderin its tiltedposition, as seen in the lower half of Figure 5. vand also to hold itWhen returned to upright position, as shown for example in Figure 2.

'The containers 31, as shown, consist of glass jars, although they maybe niadc of other materials. The upper end or lip 53 ofeach container isinclined to the horizontal so as to bear squarely against an inclinedcover or closure 54. This, as shown in Figures l and 5, may be made oftelt, cork or other suitable material mounted in a holder 55 extendinglengthwise Of the frame, said holder comprising spring arms 56 by whichit 1s secured to the fra-me. It will be seen that with this constructionthe cover 54 is held with a yielding pressure against the mouths of thecontainers,` forming a close fit. open ends of the containers beinginclined, as shown, permits them to readily slide into position beneaththe cover 54. This is true not .only of the construction shown, butadapts them for use with a cover such as 54 when the latter is 'arrangedover an ordinary shelf or horizontal support so that the containers areclosed by simply sliding them back into position on such support.

As shown particularly in Figures 2 and 5, provision is made foradjusting the ends bars 27 of the framefvertically, thereby ad- IJustingthe covers 54 to containers 0f difierent lengths. This adjustment isprovided by vertical slots 58 in the upright frame members through whichclamping bolts 59 extend. As shown in Figure 5,a slot 60 is alsoprovided for the fulcrum pin 48 above the bar 27 so that said pin maybeadjusted with the corresponding holder. Provision may be made foradjusting the front and rear bars 35 and 36 toward and from each otherto fitI containers of different sizes. The means for such adjustment-isshown in Figures 3 and 4, wherein the ends of said bars are providedwith slots 62. Clamping bolts 63 extend through said slots and throughthe uprights 34.

Figures 8 to 11 illustrate a modified construction in which thecontainers are carried in vindividual holders, permitting each Thecontainer to be tilted independently ot Vthe others. rThe holders arearranged in a sheet metal cabinet comprising individual sections orunits. Each unit comprises a base 64, back 65 and top 66,- all of whichmay be formed from a single 4piece of sheet metal. lAny desired numberof these sections may be mounted one above another. Locking strips 67oneach section are adapted to fit in sockets 68 in the section beneath,permitting said sections `to be readily .assembled and securely held inassembled relation. The back 65 may be formed with strengthening ribs69. Each container 31 is supported in a holder 70 which is made of sheetmetal and comprises a band extending horizontally to embrace three sidesof the container.f Theholder is formed with an ex'tension'72 whichprovides a bottom support for the container.

which it is mounted for tilting movement.

lStandards 74 rising from ,the base 64 provide bearings vfor thetrunnions 73. Each of these standards 74 may have its `upper end bentdownward as shown so that a single standard provides a bearingl for theholders on opposite sides thereof. The standards are also formed withrearward extensions 77 secured to the wall 65. rlhe arm 72 0f the holderterminates in a loop 71 which acts as a stop to arrest the container inits tilted position and owning tov its resiliency, also serves as afriction gripping device to hold the container in such position.Individual covers or Stoppers 75 are provided for the containers. Thesemay be made of sheet metal stamped or shaped to provide a convexcover-piece to form a close fit with the mouth of the container, anextension 76 forming a spring connection with the top 66 so that thecover will be held in position with a yielding pressure and will alsoyield to permit the container to swing to and from its closed position.

The tilting movement of the containeil 31,

as indicated in Figure 9, is limited by the `ther modification'. oi" theholder. In this construction the containers 31 are supported byindividual clips or gripping devices 80 mounted in a supporting bar 81located at the rear of the containers and extending lengthwise of theframe. The ends 82 of said bar extend forwardly and are secured by bolts83 to the upright-s 34, slots'84 being provided in said ends to receivethe bolts 83, thereby permitting forward or rearward The holder isprovided with pivot pins or trunnions 73 byv iio tioned 0n the bar 81.The resiliency of the.

clip will then tend to spread said arms and cause them t0 bind on thebar 81, thereby holding the clip against displacement along the bar.When the container 31 is'placed in position in a clip, it may be spreadstill f further, which willV increase the gripping effect on the bar 81and the container. 1

Figure 15 shows a further modification in which clips 86 are provided ofsuch shape that each container 31 is held=between the arms of twoadjacent clips.

also securely hold Modifications maybe resortedto within the spirit andscope of my invention.

What I claim is:l 1. The combination of a rack or frame, a holdermounted thereon, a container carried h) said holder, said ,holder beingtiltable, 'a ut an axis beneath the container to swing'v the containerfrom an upright positionz to a forwardly and upwardly Ainclinedposition, means to arrest the container at said 4positions, thecontainer having 'an inclinedl open A upper end, and an inclined closuredevice po#v sitioned to close the container as the latter swings from atilted to an upright position.

2. The combination of a rack or frame, a holder til'tably mountedthereon, a container having an open upper end, said container beingcarried b sald holder, saidholder being tiltable to swing the containerforward froml an upward position to a forwardly and upwardly inclinedposition, spring actuated means to yieldingly hold the container in itsforward tilted position, and automatic means to close the container whenit is returned to upright position.

` 3. vThe combination` of a rack or frame, a holder tiltably mountedthereon, a container carried by said holder, said holder being tiltableto swing the container to andv from an upright position, and a springacvtuated ydevice --to hold vthe container in its holder in both uprightand tilted position.

4. The combination of a supporting frame, a holder mountedv thereon andextending lengthwise thereof, said holder providing a series ofcompartments adapted to receive individualcontainers, means to tilt saidholder forwardv about a horizontal axis below the containers and therebyswing the containersforward from an upright to a4 forwardly and upwardlyinclined position, and a stop to arrest the holder with the containersin said inclined position.

5. The combination of a lsupporting frame, a holder mounted thereon andextending lengthwise thereof, said holder providing a series ofcompartments adapted to receive individual containers, means to tiltsaid.

holder forward about a horizontal axis below the containers and therebyswing the containers forward. from an upright to a forwardly andupwardlyv inclined position,

a stop to arrest theholder in its tilted position, and a closure deviceextending length'- u wise of the supporting frame and positioned toengage and close the open upperv ends of lthe containers when thelatterare swung to upright position.

v Signed at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, this 29thday of June, 1921.

FAUSTIN J. SOLON.

